“Public Health and Disadvantaged (Disabled, Elderly) Care in Local Governments” Training Program Started

The Training Program themed as “Public Health and Disadvantaged (Disabled, Elderly) Care in Local Governments”, organized by Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) in cooperation with TIKA, between 24 and 30 May 2015 with the participation of 16 local governments authorities from 6 different countries, started with an opening session held in TDBB Headquarters in 25 May 2015. The opening session of the program, which will last for a week in Istanbul and its districts, was attended by 16 experts from the related departments of TDBB member municipalities from Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, TRNC, Mongolia and Romania. After the briefing of Secretary General Fahri Solak on the activities of TDBB and the detailed information of the program, greeting speeches were made and the appreciation felt for the organization was stated by Deputy Mayor of Baku Municipality Aliyev Aliyar on behalf of Azerbaijan delegates; Expert Associate for Social Issues of Novi Grad Municipality Amra Hasimbegoviç on behalf of Bosnia and Herzegovina delegates; Secretary of Rozaje Municipality Adis Pepic on behalf of Montenegro delegates; Chief of Public Health of Lefkosa Municipality Levent Savaş Özveren on behalf of TRNC delegates; Specialist of Mental Health of Ulaanbaatur Municipality Nominerdene Minjuurdorj on behalf of Mongolian delegates; and Alderman of Medgidia Municipality Mitrea Alina on behalf of Romania. The Program will last for a week in Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and District Municipalities After the opening session in Union Headquarters, the participants made cultural tour in Istanbul, visited Topkapı Cultural Park and 1453 Museum, and then went to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s Project Tent to be informed about the on-going and future projects of the Municipality. In the forthcoming days of the program the participants will have the opportunity to examine the activities of SAĞLIK A.Ş.-a municipal corporation of IMM-then the Directorate of Disabled and Darülaceze, and will be also informed by the projects of Bağcılar, Eyüp, Ümraniye and Zeytinburnu Municipalities. The Program will end with a closing ceremony and the presentation of Certificates of Participation on May 29, 2015. [inpost_galleria thumb_width="200" thumb_height="200" post_id="4487" thumb_margin_left="3" thumb_margin_bottom="0" thumb_border_radius="2" thumb_shadow="0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)" id="" random="0" group="0" border="" show_in_popup="0" album_cover="" album_cover_width="200" album_cover_height="200" popup_width="800" popup_max_height="600" popup_title="Gallery" type="yoxview" sc_id="sc1435819049797"]